prodding

英 [ˈprɒdɪŋ]

美 [ˈprɑːdɪŋ]

n.  催促; 督促; 鼓励; 激励
v.  戳; 杵; 捅; 催促; 督促; 鼓动
prod的现在分词

现在分词：prodding　复数：proddings　

BNC.39314 / COCA.23978

牛津词典

noun

• 催促；督促；鼓励；激励
  encouragement to do sth
  1. He needed no prodding.
     他不用督促。

柯林斯词典

• VERB （用手指或尖物）刺，戳，捅
  If youprodsomeone or something, you give them a quick push with your finger or with a pointed object.
  1. He prodded Murray with the shotgun...
     他用猎枪捅了捅默里。
  2. Prod the windowsills to check for signs of rot...
     戳一戳窗台板看看有没有朽烂的迹象。
  3. Cathy was prodding at a boiled egg.
     凯茜正在戳一个煮熟的鸡蛋。
  4. Prodis also a noun.
     
  5. He gave the donkey a mighty prod in the backside.
     他用力捅了一下驴屁股。
• VERB 提醒；促使；督促
  If youprodsomeoneintodoing something, you remind or persuade them to do it.
  1. The report should prod the Government into spending more on the Health Service...
     这份报告将督促政府加大在卫生服务方面的支出。
  2. His remark prodded her to ask where Mora had gone.
     他的话提醒了她，她问莫拉去哪里了。
• See also:cattle prod

英英释义

noun

• a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something
  1. the ceaseless prodding got on his nerves
  Synonym:goadgoadingprodurgingspurspurring

双语例句

• Only by prodding it down the path of reform is there any prospect of change without catastrophe.
  只有促使它走上改革之路，才有蜕变而不引发灾难的希望。
• They clearly thought he needed prodding on the desirability of relaxing tensions.
  他们显然认为，他需要力陈一下缓和紧张局势的好处。
• BYD's effort is a big test of how quickly a country like China can bring into the mainstream a costly new automotive propulsion technology by prodding the private sector and the consumer.
  这无疑是项重大考验：像中国这样的国家，通过鼓励私营企业和消费者，能多快地将一项昂贵的新汽车动力技术带入主流社会？
• And I know that I never could have figured out how to express what was in me without these talented Chinese musicians prodding me.
  我知道，如果没有身边这些中国乐手的不断支持，我永远也无法找到表达自己内心世界的方法。
• Mrs Clinton took more prodding to say the same of her fellow Democrat.
  希拉里犹豫没有并没有说，但是可以确定的是在承认小奥比老麦前，说了很多很酸的话。
• Books such as Jim Collins 'Good to Great have put a spotlight on organizational culture, prodding companies to look for speakers with expertise in that area, he says.
  他说，吉姆o柯林斯的《从优秀到卓越》（GoodtoGreat）这类书籍已经把聚光灯置于组织文化之上，从而激发公司寻找在这一领域拥有专长的演讲者。
• On beaches where crabs and sea anemones outnumber swimmers, environmentalists have a gentle reminder: No poking, prodding or removing the creatures from their natural setting.
  在螃蟹和海葵比游泳者还多的沙滩上，环保主义者发出温和的提示：不要捅、戳这些生物，也不要把它们搬离原来的地方。
• Such disclosures about referral fees came only after prodding last year from the Securities and Exchange Commission.
  在去年美国证券交易委员会（SEC）的敦促下，公司才同意对此项收入情况进行披露。
• He stood a moment irresolutely prodding the muck in the ditch.
  他犹豫不决地站了一会儿，用手杖扒拉一阵沟里的脏东西。
• The girl in the market was prodding at the fruit to see if it was ripe.
  那位姑娘在市场里用手戳水果，看看熟了没有。